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Sheri Eckert, whose advocacy of psilocybin led to a historic state bill, dies at 59

Sheri Eckert, who with her husband Tom Eckert, advocated for and engineered a successful Oregon measure allowing the therapeutic use of psilocybin, has died. According to a Facebook post on Tom Eckert's page, Sheri Eckert died in her sleep Dec......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 21st, 2020

De Blasio says deaths at home should be added to virus toll

Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged Wednesday that the city's official coronavirus statistics have missed hundreds of people who died at home without ever being tested for the virus, and said the city... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 8th, 2020

Their Stories: Alan Finder: In a 45-year career in journalism, he always kept his cool and remained ‘a nice guy’

Finder, 72, died on March 24 of COVID-19, leaving his marks as an editor and reporter, mostly at the New York Times, but also upon his newsroom colleagues......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2020

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More than 1,000 people in the US have died from the coronavirus. The Dow surged 1,352 points Thursday, reentering a bull market, as traders cheer coronavirus stimulus bill. The US Senate passed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which includ.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 26th, 2020

Bill Braum, Kansas native and founder of Braum’s Ice Cream, dies at age 92

William "Bill" Braum, a Kansas native and founder of Braum's Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, died Monday in Tuttle, Okla., the company announced Tuesday. He was 92. Braum grew his family's dairy farm into what is today a successful retail business wit.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 25th, 2020

Wiener vows to push zoning reform, transit-oriented housing agenda

State Sen. Scott Wiener has remained tight-lipped about two placeholder bills he introduced hours after his fiercely contested housing bill died in the Legislature last month, but on Friday he vowed to continue to push a statewide zoning reform, tran.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 7th, 2020

Xana Antunes, former Crain"s editor, dies

, a former editor of Crain’s New York Business and a top editor at several leading publications, has died of pancreatic cancer. She was 55. Antunes became editor of Crain’s in 2008. During her... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkJan 30th, 2020

A mysterious virus in China is a reminder that the world isn"t ready for a pandemic. Bill Gates says we should prepare for a deadly outbreak as we do for war.

Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo More than 40 people in China have contracted a new coronavirus whose symptoms resemble pneumonia. Two patients have died.  This .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 16th, 2020

From the editor: Columbus region’s future job growth requires commitment to life-long education

Our cover story this week on Columbus State’s growing business partnerships dovetails nicely with a key point about the economy in a new jobs forecast. Local economist Bill LaFayette in his annual look at the coming year predicts the region wil.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 10th, 2020

William "Bill" O"Donnell, co-founder of Philadelphia engineering firm, dies at 75

William F. “Bill” O’Donnell III, one of the founders of O’Donnell & Naccarato who played a major role in many of the firm's structural engineering projects, has died. He was 75 and died from natural causes on Dec. 15 at his home in Audubon.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 18th, 2019

A sperm whale that died on a Scottish beach had 220 pounds of trash in its stomach

Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme/Facebook Editor's Note: Some of the images in this story are graphic. A juvenile sperm whale weig.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 3rd, 2019

China May Put US Lawmakers On "No-Entry List" In Retaliation For Hong Kong Bill

China May Put US Lawmakers On "No-Entry List" In Retaliation For Hong Kong Bill Global Times editor-in-chief and notorious twitter.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 28th, 2019

Bill Gross" Ominous Outlook For 2020 Comes As Stimulus Loses Its "Oomph"

Bill Gross' Ominous Outlook For 2020 Comes As Stimulus Loses Its "Oomph" Bill Gross spoke with Financial Times US markets editor Jennifer Ablan. Gross laid it all out for her, warning that 2020 cou.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 26th, 2019

FedEx CEO challenges NYT publisher to debate

FedEx Chief Executive Frederick Smith has challenged the publisher of the New York Times and the editor of the business section of the newspaper to a public debate in response to a story about the company’s tax bill......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersNov 18th, 2019

FedEx CEO challenges NYT publisher to public debate after tax story

FedEx Corp Chief Executive Frederick Smith has challenged the publisher of the New York Times & Co and the editor of the business section of the newspaper to a public debate in response to a story about the company's tax bill......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 18th, 2019

PBJ Interview: One tough mother Gert Boyle on Columbia, her Knight Cancer gift and staying young (Video)

Editor's note: This interview with Columbia Sportswear's Gert Boyle first ran in 2014. Boyle died Sunday at the age of 95. On July 28, Oregon Health & Science University announced a $100 million donation to the Knight Cancer Challenge — the university'.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 4th, 2019

Lauren Brown, journalist and former Business Insider contributors editor, has died at 37

Quartz Lauren Brown, 37, died Tuesday from cancer. Brown was one of the founding editors at digital media company Quartz and previously worked at Business Insider as a contributors editor. Friends and coworkers remembered Brown's work to pr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 30th, 2019

DirecTV sends bill for early termination fee after 102-year-old California woman"s death

After a 102-year-old woman died, her family got a bill from DirecTV charging an early termination .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 8th, 2019

Audio reveals that jail staff debated who would pay medical bill of an inmate in an emergency situation. The inmate later died at the hospital.

Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Tracie Weaver, 43, was.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 4th, 2019

An inmate in an Alabama county jail died after jail staff spent time debating who would pay her medical bill, newly surfaced audio appears to show

Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Tracie Weaver, 43, was being held in Washington County Jail in Chatom, Alabama, w.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 4th, 2019